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1772
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From this reading 1772.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
all
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
apartments
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From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
army
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
assembled
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From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
AtprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
back
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
Beringskjold
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
command
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
consciousness
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
conspirators
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From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
desperate
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
doing
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
effect
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
Eickstedt
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
eight
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
first
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
four
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From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
Frederick
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
gain
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
group
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From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
Guldberg
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
high
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
Jessen
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
Juliana
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
Köller
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
least
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
list
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
little
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From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
lose
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
Maria
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
men
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
morning
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From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
nation
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
o'clock
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From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
others
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
PALACE
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From this reading THE PALACE REVOLUTION.
powerful
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
Prince
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
Queen-Dowager
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From this reading At four o'clock in the morning the little group of conspirators assembled in the apartments of the Queen-Dowager.
Rantzau
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
REVOLUTION
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From this reading THE PALACE REVOLUTION.
righteous
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
sight
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
some
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
sustained
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
THEdeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PALACE REVOLUTION.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
TheypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
whopronounUS /huː/
which person or people
From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
whole
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From this reading They were eight in all--Juliana Maria, Prince Frederick, Guldberg, Rantzau, Eickstedt, Köller, Beringskjold and Jessen--not, at first sight, a powerful list to effect a revolution; but they had the army at their command, and the whole nation at their back.
work
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From this reading Moreover, some, at least, of them were sustained by the high consciousness that they were doing a righteous work, and the others were desperate men, who had all to gain and nothing to lose.
